Shingling bracket



June 30, 1925.

' J. v. COUNTRYMAN SHINGLING BRACKET Filed Jan. 22", 19.25 2 sheets-sheet 1 WRJMN Nfl amine/11 June 3o, 1925. l 1,544,221

J. V. COUNTRYMAN SHINGLING BRACKET F1155 Jan. 22, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2 LA gg" M2 Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED PATENT oiFFieE,

JoHit vv. GOUNTRYMAN, or`v simian, "Iowa:

'siinerriie BRACKET.

appiicanon mea :ran-nary y22, i925. seriali11,049.

To all 'Lv/"1.0m #may concern? l Be it known that I, JOHN V... GoUN'rRy rMAN, a oitizenof the'United States, resid-v ing at Selma, in the' county of Van .Buren andV State of Iowa, have inve'ntedcertain new andi-useful Improvements in a Shingling Bracket, of ywhich'the followingiis a specification.

This `invention relates to improvements iin f fshingling-brackets and has Vfor'its'principal object to provide a simple and efficient means for supporting a stagingor scantlingson a' shingle vroof so that the 1workmen' may eiciently shingle the' roo-f for repair ythe' shingles alreadylthereon.

@ne ofthe important'objectsof the present invention is to provide a sliin'gling-V bracket o'f the above mentioned .cliaracter,

which isof suchfconstruction as topermit the same to be readily and 'easilyattached or detached Without causngianyinjurytov the roof Vor `to the? shingles 1 laid thereon.

A still further object is to provide `a shingling-bracket of the ab'ove mentioned character, which is simple iii/construotiom inexpensive', strong a'ndf durable and further. well adapted `for tlie'purposes for which'it is designated.

Figure l is a view similar to fFi'gure 1Y illustrating another form of the Vshi'ngl 'irig bracket.

Figure 5'iis -a top plan view of"thefa-ri'ny associated with/'the sliingling braeket' illustrated in Figure 4l showingthe nia'niieriin which the locking pin is associated therewith,..and f l Figure 6 is a sectional view through the locking pin and the arm.

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred einbodiinent of my invention, the numeral 1 designates an elongated arm, the same terininating at one end with the laterally eX- tendingiportion.2,the end of lwhich is curved as illust-rated atf3. 'llie'pur'postof'thiscon`k struction will hereinafter be more fully de# The opposite end `of'.` the arm or scribed. bar l is formed to -provide the stirrup A. The sides of the bar fl. are out away as illusjtrated at 5 with referencemore vparticularlyv toFigure 3' of the drawingsvso as to `render the bar substantially T-shaped inf cross section. K l .y

The laterally extending lportion f2. is adapted tolbe disposed' within*4 an inclined opening 6. provided therefor inthe roof 7 so as to cause they curvedend'-to engage the under side'of the roof'adjac'ent the opening 6 in the ina-nnervclearlyillustratedviniFig.

ure 1.

gA base plate 8'formedpreferably `of a'ilat strip ofnietal'hasits-respective ends bent l back upon themselves to'fpro'v'ide'.the-slip members 9, the saine being ;adapted'fordeeI tachable i engagement-with itlieky stirrup 14 'of thearm l. An: auxiliaryplate 9 also inthe forinfof aflat strip ,of metalis fseeu'red on" the intermediate portion of-fthe'baseplated` and associated therewith are the upwardly disposed-standards l()` and 511,'. the-same .being arranged in spaced'relation'. :Each ofthe standards ,includes a rpairf of.I4 spaced: ears l2 and 13, the upperr ends :o'f'lwliiehare pro vided with registering'openings and'fthe purpose thereof :being` presently appa-rent.' Cooperating witlith'efstandards 10 and ll are the jaw members .ltfand 15 respectively,`

the samebeii'ifg provided with shank portions which are disposed lfbetween y the ears1 of 1' the respective standards,isaid` shank portions be'- y ing further provided with longi-tudinally'p` 95 fastening bolts l6,\tlie`lsamebeing adapted extending slots through' which extend `the to entendthrough the registering openings provided in the upperends of the-ears o'f each ofthestandards,althuinb nut 17'being associated "with each of the fastening bolts for ad] ustably securing the shank portions l of the jaw members in various vertically adj ustedf positions with respect'tof the stand! in.A conjunction? with `Tiny shinglinglbraeket, has its ends disposed between the standards on the respective brackets, it being understood of course that any number of brackets may be used as may be desired for support ing the staging, the number depending upon the length of the staging or beam. The jaws 14 and l5 which are disposed inwardly will engage the upper face of the staging and securely support the same in position between the standards.

` In use, the shingling-bracket is supportedy shingles while the bottom of the arm isl adapted to rest'on the shingles which are laid below the above mentioned shingles at their spaced portions. This is clearly illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings.

In Figures 4t, 5, and 6, a jmodilication of the arm or bar is shown wherein the same comprises a bar 19, the-saine having a-cliannel 20 formed inthe upper face thereof and extending for substantially the full length thereof. A stirrup 21 is similar to the stirrup 4: heretofore described isforined on one end of the bar for supporting-the adjacent end o-f therbase plate 8' through the medium of one ofthe clips 9. A slot 22 is formed in the opposite end of the bar and 'one end thereof communicates with an enlarged opening 23. v Y

A securing pin 24 is adapted to be reinovably disposed within an inclined opening 25 provided therefor in the roof 7. The pin 24 is reduced at its respective ends as illustrated at 26 and a head 27 -is formed on the outer end'of each of the reduced portions as clearly illustratedin Figures 4 and 6. The reduced portion 26 is adapted for slidable movement within the slot 22 and the head 27 will prevent the displacement of 7: theupper end of the pin from the endfof the bar 19. Thehead 27 is of such diameter as to beremovable through the opening 23 in order to Vdisengage the pin from the slotted end of the bar. For the purpose of y holding the pin 24: in locked engagement with respect to the slotted end of the bar 19, I provide the sliding locking plate 28,-

the same being adapted for slidable movement within the channeled portion 20 of the bar 19. `A stud 29 cooperates `with. a longitudinal slot 30 formed in the plate 28 ad-` jacent the outer end thereof for preventing the displacement of the locking plate from the channeled portion of the bar. The 'outer end ofthe plate 28 is adapted to engage the reduced portion 26 of the pin 24: directly below the head `27 inthe manner clearly illustrated in Figure 4L so that the pin cannot slide within the slot 22 and become disengaged from the bar. A lateral extension 31 is formed on the" inner end of the locking plate 28 and provides a handle for actuating the same in its sliding movement.

With the parts arranged as shown in Figure 4f' of the drawings, the pin'% will 7o i be disposed within the inclined opening 25 provided inthe roof 7v and with the vlocking plate 28 in locked engagement withY the upper end of the pin, .there will be no possibility of the bracket becoming disengaged from the roof while in use. As the staging supporting member khas heretofore been more fully described, a further detailed ydescription thereof is not thought necessary.

It will thus be seenfrom the foregoing description, that a shingling bracket has been provided which may be readily and easilyV attached or detached to the roof without-causing anyV injury thereto or to the shingles thereon. The simplicity iii-'which my device is constr-ucted'enables the same to be manufactured at a very low cost and will at all-times be strong and durable and further save considerable time and labor in laying shingles on a roof or repairing shingles valready thereon.-

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that various changesin the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be, resorted to without departing from the spirit Vof the in-.

with one end thereof and adapted for dey tacliable engagement with an inclined opening provided therefor in a roof, a stirriip formed on the, opposite end of the arm, a base plate, a !cli p formed on one end thereof, said clip adapted for detachable engage-ment with said stiriup, a pair o-f standards mounted in spaced relation on said base plate between whichy is adapted to be received a staging, and coacting jaws secured on said standards and adapted for engagement with the outer face of the staging.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature. i

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